" Latoya Shields says she had to sit down when she
heard the news, “During the whole relationship, I
only knew of four children.”
When a prosecutor told her that the father of her
child had 20 other children she said her knees
buckled, “At that time, three years ago, my child
was the 21st child. Yeah, that would be
overwhelming for anybody.”
She says after spending almost 8 years with Terry
Turnage, she had no idea what he what he had been
up to.
WREG tried to find out by going to Shelby County
Juvenile Court.
Turnage had filed a petition there to lower his
child support payments for 15 different women.
Turnage never showed up to the hearing.
Shields says Turnage hasn’t really shown up in his
daughter’s life, “She calls him and it`s a ‘hi’
and ‘bye’, ‘see you later’ type of situation.”
Sheilds says Turnage doesnt typically pay child
support either, but when he has, the monthly
checks have been $6 to $9.
The money is likely split among all 15 women." -
WREG